Time: 21:13
File: Flac
Released: 1989
Styles: Blues
Art: Front, back
1. Happy Holiday (2:38)
2. Woman, What's On Your Mind (2:39)
3. I Need Love (2:28)
4. I Love This Woman (3:58)
5. You Need Me Baby (2:29)
6. Don't Think I'm No Fool (2:37)
7. I've Been A Fool (2:00)
8. It's All Over Baby (2:24)
Willie Willis is one of those undiscovered Dallas blues treasures who, someday, is going to bust out of those tiny bars and move onto the festival circuit. Another overnight success, with 50 years of experience, just waiting for the right break. Just recently, I caught Willie and his band, The Wildcatters, in a tiny little joint on Greenville Avenue called The Cavern. The posted fire code is only 49, but there were almost twice that many people crammed into the place to enjoy his music. The bandstand is so tiny, Willie couldn't fit with the rest of the band. He was sitting in a chair out on the dance floor, playing and singing the blues. At one point a drunken young lady fell right into his lap, miraculously not spilling her drink on his dapper grey suit. "Stuff like that happens to me all the time" said Willie. "I just take it in stride and go ahead on. I know they don't intend to do stuff like that, so why make something out of it? They're dancing and some of 'em just get tilted. I've been young. I now what it's all about. Let 'em have a good time." Now that's the attitude of a bluesman who has been around.
Blues, Food For The Soul FLAC (vinyl)
